- Anttoni Honka, smallish 5'10 RhD,
Youngest of Honka brothers (Nill drafted Julius to Dallas), could be the most talented and determined of Honka brothers... guy has had toughest "quality of competition" on their home-pond games against older brothers. Oldest brother was the worse, already retired.

Very forward heavy. I like the idea of taking a D in this draft and then another center next year.
We all know about Jack Hughes. It looks like Newhook and Dach would also be good options.
Kaapo Kakko intrigues me.

Are there any concerns about Hughes' size? I know it's a year from making any real difference, but an unlikely 5'10" and 150 is crazy, especially given that his brother isn't really any bigger. I suppose maybe it matters less if he moves to W (a la Gaudreau), but that seems like a really little guy in the middle.

- Anttoni Honka, smallish 5'10 RhD,
Youngest of Honka brothers (Nill drafted Julius to Dallas), could be the most talented and determined of Honka brothers... guy has had toughest "quality of competition" on their home-pond games against older brothers. Oldest brother was the worse, already retired.

Very forward heavy. I like the idea of taking a D in this draft and then another center next year.
We all know about Jack Hughes. It looks like Newhook and Dach would also be good options.
Kaapo Kakko intrigues me.

You have good logic there njx9, no doubt about it he is below average on size but at 17, he's what 5'10 160 lbs ? atleast on elite prospects has him at 161 but at 5'10 i think he could fill out to 185 and be fine. Everywhere jack hughes has played he has dominated, This kid is going to be a monster in the bigs and i think he will be a bright star for years to come. but it's hard to think we will land #1 overall so i don't try not to think of hughes, probably around 4-6 range again given our luck and i'm fully in the kirby dach boat, 6'4 185 lbs at 17 years is incredible and has great playmaking abilities with some strength.

I’m way less worried about Jack as opposed to Quinn because of being a forward vs defenseman.

Even f he doesn’t stick at center, I think Jack could be a dominant offensive force similar to Patty Kane. That said Brayden Point is playing center at 170 something lbs and is pretty good, so it can be done.

I think Alex Turcotte is going to light it up next year, personally. If you want a big center both Raphael Lavoie and Dylan Cozens had very strong -1 seasons, and should be in the top 10 mix. Next year should be very strong at the center position.

Next years draft is gonna be stacked I think, we really need to stock up on as many picks possible in 2019 as well. I think if we really stock up for 2019 like we did this year and get another high pick we could have most of the pieces we need going forward, assuming we draft well.

I'm just looking at the USNTDP, and holy cow, that draft class is freaking insane, they were by far the best u17 team ever and that's even without 4 of their best players.
A lot of guys I see as potential first rounders, including at least 2 top 10 locks
Hughes
Turcotte
York
Caufield
Boldy
Beecher
Helleson
Thrun
Zegras
Warren
Vlasic

Been reading a lot of scouting reports on the 2019 draft, and I feel that the defenseman in this draft aren't getting enough attention. There are several high level defenseman available.

Byram
Soderstrom
Robertson
Vukojevic

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Byram is really good. I think Kaedan Korczak is worth keeping an eye on, probably the next good 1st round defenseman from Kelowna. Also don't forget about Cam York, he was USA's best defenseman at the U18's, IMO.

Byram is really good. I think Kaedan Korczak is worth keeping an eye on, probably the next good 1st round defenseman from Kelowna. Also don't forget about Cam York, he was USA's best defenseman at the U18's, IMO.

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I almost feel like qualifying that isn't opinion but a fact. I know I can't, but Cam York was amazing in the U18s